Lower genital tract infection and endometritis: insight into subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease
HC Wiesenfeld, SL Hillier, MA Krohn… - Obstetrics & …, 2002 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between lower genital tract infections and
subclinical PID. Fallopian tube damage is a common complication of acute symptomatic
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), yet most women with tubal factor infertility do not have a
history of acute PID. Subclinical PID is believed to be an important cause of tubal factor
infertility. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among women attending a
sexually transmitted diseases or ambulatory gynecology clinic. A convenience sample of …
subclinical PID. Fallopian tube damage is a common complication of acute symptomatic
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), yet most women with tubal factor infertility do not have a
history of acute PID. Subclinical PID is believed to be an important cause of tubal factor
infertility. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among women attending a
sexually transmitted diseases or ambulatory gynecology clinic. A convenience sample of …
